Millionaires pose for selfies with pet CHEETAHS... as exotic animals becomes the new way to flaunt wealth

PRIVATE jets, Lamborghinis and magnum champagne bottles, the super-rich have it all - but how can they possibly take it to the next level?
Those with enough cash can really show off their wealth by boasting a pet collection that includes big cats and exotic animals.
And when it comes to eccentric, Persian millionaire Humaid Abdulla Albuqaish has to be right up there.

 Humaid AlBuQaish snaps himself with his exotic animals

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Humaid AlBuQaish snaps himself with his exotic animalsCredit: instagram

While it is unclear what he does for a living, Mr ALbuQaish’s Instagram feed suggests he is far from struggling financially.
Boasting more than 859,000 followers, the Dubai local is getting all the likes on the photo-sharing app for posting selfies posing with his array of exotic pets including cheetahs, lions, tiger cubs, a chimp and many more.

 The Dubai local even owns a cute-looking Slow Loris pictures hugging his leather car clutch

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The Dubai local even owns a cute-looking Slow Loris pictures hugging his leather car clutchCredit: Instagram
 Boasting more than 859,000 followers, Mr ALbuQaish’ has an array of exotic pets

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Boasting more than 859,000 followers, Mr ALbuQaish’ has an array of exotic petsCredit: Instagram

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Credit: instagram

It's not too hard to buy a cat online from websites trading big cats in UAE

And it looks like he now owns a Slow Loris, from South East Asia,  pictured clutching on his luxury leather gear stick in his car.

He also uploads videos of himself wrestling the wild cats and hugging chimps dressed in t-shirts.

Judging by the comments on his posts, it appears as if people are envious of his luxurious life and support his extravagant antics.

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And the predators are also living it up as another Instagram account hendfq  shares a picture of lion cub in a Louis Vuitton bag.

Another snap posted on Instagram by the__majors shows a cheetah in a yellow Lamborghini captioned: "The perfect car to race the perfect pet."

 An unusual passenger...

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An unusual passenger...
 A cheetah next to a Lamborghini with the caption 'The perfect car to race the perfect pet'

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A cheetah next to a Lamborghini with the caption 'The perfect car to race the perfect pet'Credit: Instagram
 This lion cub is living it up in a Louis Vuitton bag

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This lion cub is living it up in a Louis Vuitton bagCredit: instagram
 Keeping wildlife as pets remains a major status symbol in the Persian Gulf region

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Keeping wildlife as pets remains a major status symbol in the Persian Gulf region
 Government officials are trying to ban the dangerous practice

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Government officials are trying to ban the dangerous practiceCredit: Instagram
 Some wealthy owners take pride in obtaining cheetahs through illegal methods

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Some wealthy owners take pride in obtaining cheetahs through illegal methodsCredit: instagram

While owning exotic animals is considered the ultimate status symbol for residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it's illegal to keep them domestically in the UK.

Lots of online websites in the UAE carry ads offering to trade a whole range of big cats, from pumas to lions.

Recently cheetah importation along with other big cats and wildlife species has been banned in the country due to illegal and ill-informed purchases of animals like these.

The move comes after it led to poor welfare and negligent abandonment of the cats.

There are captive breeders of cheetahs in the UAE, but it is likely that most of them have originated from now illegal methods.

While buying captive-bred animals is legal, some owners take pride in obtaining cheetahs through illegal methods.

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